Monday, November 7, 2011

The theme for this month's Crazy Cooking Challenge is Mashed Potatoes!! Yummy yummy yummy... I was really excited to create a dish around my favorite side!

My potato recipe was inspired by The Piggly-Wiggly. I knew I wanted to make a bloody mary inspired steak, and horseradish mashed potatoes were the best way to finish my dish. Piggly-Wiggly is a great blog with a variety of different recipes to tantalize your taste buds.

The steak was something I had brewing in my little head for awhile now, bu it needed the perfect dinner setting. We made these bad boys the day before Halloween. Nothing like a creepy meal and a scary movie (Halloween for us!) to get you excited for the holiday.

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Bloody Mary Steaks

2 lb beef tenderloin (cut into individual steaks)

3 stalks celery, chopped

1/2 white onion, diced

2 Tbl slice green olives

3 Tbl chopped pickles

1 Tbl pickle juice

2 Tbl Worcestershire sauce

1 Tbl hot sauce

5.5 oz tomato juice

1/4 cup olive oil

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp cumin

1 Tbl celery salt

1/2 tsp dill seed

Mushroom Topping (recipe below)

Instructions

Mix all ingredients besides steak and topping in a large bowl. Place steaks in a large ziplock bag and pour in marinate. Allow steak to marinate 2 1/2 - 3 hours. Flip the bag at the half way point.

Top with mushrooms and serve with horseradish & white cheddar mashed potatoes.

Mushroom Topping

8 oz sliced fresh mushrooms

1/2 white onion, sliced

2 Tbl olive oil

1 Tbl butter

pinch of salt

dash of pepper

Heat oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions and mushrooms. reduce heat to medium-low. Allow to cook for 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Horseradish & White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes

adapted from Piggly-Wiggly

3 lbs russet potatoes, peeled and quartered

1 stick butter, room temperature

2 Tbl prepared horseradish

3/4 cup grated sharp white cheddar

2/3 cup milk

3 oz cream cheese, room temperature

1 tsp black pepper

1 Tbl salt

Place large pot of water on stove and bring to boil. Add potatoes. When potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, drain water and move to a mixing bowl. Add milk, butter, cream cheese, horseradish, cheese salt, and pepper. Mix with electronic mixer or by hand with a masher (my personal favorite).